In order to receive housing assistance,
an applicant must meet all basic eligibility requirements.The applicant must be defined as a family and must be
income-eligible to participate in the rental assistance programs; this
also includes single persons.

The Admissions & Occupancy
Department determines who is eligible to receive assistance under each
specific program.

Applicants who apply for housing
assistance are placed on a waiting list for the program in which they
apply.Tenant Selection is based on housing needs and
local
preferences.Applicants with
no local preference are placed on the waiting list with a “no
preference” status.

When
can I complete an application?

The Section 8 Program Waiting List is
closed for new applicants. Public Housing “pre-applications” can be
submitted online at our website atwww.orl-oha.org. On
Wednesdays, Orlando Housing Authority staff will be available to provide
technical assistance to help applicants complete the online (computer
based) pre-applications for public housing between 12 noon to 5 p.m., at
the OHA’s Admissions Department, located at 300 ½ Reeves Court, Orlando,
Florida 32803.

The Orlando Housing Authority is NOT
accepting applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher.Currently, the waiting list for Section 8 is over 3500.

The Orlando Housing Authority selects
applicants for housing assistance based on ‘local preferences’.